Five days after the fire which ravaged the Kernault manor in Mellac, in Finistère, we do not yet know the origin of the disaster. It is too early to begin repair work, but the department, owner, is already launching an appeal for donations with the Heritage Foundation.
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It was on the night of Sunday January 12 to Monday January 13, 2025. For a reason still unknown, the Kernault manor, a 15th century manor listed as a historic monument, was ravaged by a fire.
Before thinking about repair work, you will first have to protect the building.
We are going to build a large scaffolding above the Kernault mansion like at Notre-Dame.
Maël de Calan,President of the Departmental Council of Finistère
“We are going to build a large scaffolding above the Kernault mansion like at Notre-Dame, indicates Maël de Calan, president of the Departmental Council of Finistèremuch smaller of course, to begin the work of deconstructing the framework which burned, and sheltering certain remarkable pieces“.
-This stage will last between 3 and 4 months. During this time, investigators and insurers will carry out their work. One thing is certain, we are talking about expensive and large-scale work.
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Five days after the fire which ravaged the Kernault manor in Mellac, in Finistère, we do not yet know the origin of the disaster. It is too early to begin repair work, but the department, owner, is already launching an appeal for donations with the Heritage Foundation.
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“What I can say is that it will take several years, Maël also warns Calan. That will cost many millions of euros but it will be done, at the right pace with a steering committee which will meet every 2 months, to be sure that the reconstruction progresses as quickly as possible..
The department, owner of the site, had just invested 4.6 million euros in the complete renovation of the manor.
To save it from now on, it will be helped by the Quimperlé community and by the State. But to complete, he appeals to the generosity of Finisterians and launches an appeal for donations with the support of the Heritage Foundation.
- To make an online donation
- To make a donation of €10 by SMS: Send KERNAULT to 92 892 (free SMS cost)
The park is expected to reopen to the public in the spring.
